The Communication in Catan
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Description
A promotional version of the original Settlers game. Produced by Kosmos for the French telecom company Alcatel. It's the same game but with a telecom theme. The traditional resources are replaced by: telephone, cable tv, internet, mobile phone and multimedia. The longest road becomes the longest fiber line and the robber becomes Government regulation! The land types become: rural, residential, metropolitan, industrial and high tech.From the back of the box... 'Imagine you'll find an isle like Catan settled and populated.The settlers did a very good job during the passed years and Catan became a prosper and very nice isle.All the people living in Catan are very happy to be there. But - there is one thing they heard about, what they actually miss - Communication! They read in newspapers from telephones and heard about the fabulous possibilities of the internet. All these things the people of Catan are missing so far. Imagine you are a well experienced provider for telecommunication services. Yopu will immediately start to build a communication network, that is future proof and fulfills the needs of the people living in Catan. With the new Optinex (TM) technology you create a complete network optimized for the special needs of the people in Catan. Will you be the winner in the competition with the other players in the game? Who knows? - But you can do a lot to improve your position by trading with other people, finding strategic alliances or simply by being lucky. It is more than a game, it is a challenge for you, as it is your daily business to work with communications. Become the biggest telecommunication provider in Catan with an evolving network and a clear focus for the future. Dominate the communication in Catan. On behalf of Alcatel we wish you good luck!'Belongs to the Catan Series. - BoardGameGeek
Extra Info
- Ages: 10 and up
- Category: Civilization, Computer/Internet
- Designer: Klaus Teuber
- Family: Catan
- Mechanics: Modular Board, Trading
- Players: 3 to 4
- PrimaryName: The Communication in Catan
- Product Title: The Communication in Catan
- Publisher: Kosmos (Franckh-Kosmos)
- Time: 75 minutes
- Year: 2000
